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United Nations, United States, May 24 (AFP/APP): UN chief Antonio Guterres on Wednesday called on nations to immediately ramp up funding to prevent a “catastrophe” in the Horn of Africa, which is suffering its worst drought in generations. The United Nations says that more than […]

ISLAMABAD 24 May (Online): Sri Lanka’s navy said on Wednesday it had located 14 bodies inside a Chinese fishing boat that had capsized last week with 39 member crew on board. The grisly discovery came a day after a preliminary Chinese government probe concluded there […]

LONDON 24 May (Online): Britain said on Tuesday it would remove the right of some international students to bring family members into the country, part of measures to bring down annual net migration which reached a record last year. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has pledged […]

PARIS 23 May (Online): Syrian President Bashar Assad should be put on trial following “hundreds of thousands of deaths” and “chemical arms use” during the country’s civil war, the French foreign minister said on Tuesday. Asked during a television interview if she wanted Assad to […]

Geneva 23 May (Online): Taiwan failed on Monday in its efforts to gain an invitation to the World Health Organisation’s annual assembly despite the island’s assertion that support was growing for its participation. The annual assembly in Geneva decided not to extend Taiwan an invitation […]

NEW YORK, May 21 (APP): Pakistani police have carried out mass arrests and detained more than 4,000 people in the wake of protests over the arrest of former Prime Minister Imran Khan, including members of the political opposition, Human Rights Watch said on Saturday. Police […]

Rome, May 23 (AFP/APP): Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Tuesday announced a two-billion-euro ($2.2-billion) package to help northeastern areas affected by floods that killed 14 people, displaced thousands and left swathes of farmland submerged. After an emergency cabinet meeting, she announced help for households, […]

BEIJING, May 23 (APP):: A specially designed website on Pakistani tourism in the Chinese language was launched to encourage Chinese tourists to travel to Pakistan and explore its rich history, majestic mountains and diverse culture. The elegant unveiling ceremony at the Phoenix TV headquarters in […]

Koungou, France, May 22 (AFP/APP): Authorities on the French Indian Ocean island of Mayotte on Monday began demolishing homes in a large slum as part of a contested operation against sub-standard housing and illegal migration. France has deployed hundreds of police officers in Mayotte — […]

ISLAMABAD, May 22 (AA/APP): Since 2018, 477 million more people are enjoying the benefits of universal health coverage, the World Health Organization (WHO) chief said on Monday. “We have made progress and closed gaps,” Tedros Ghebreyesus said. “But on current trends, fewer than half the […]